NCABR actively pursues creative partnerships that raise awareness for high-demand STEM educational pathways and careers for K-16 students, and that enhance the public’s understanding of the vital role of bioscience in our world. We work with academic institutions, industry, and government entities to tailor programs that meet each partner’s needs. 

With more than 35 years of experience, NCABR can help your organization meet your community outreach goals related to education, advocacy and increased public awareness. Our past partnerships have included a webinar series for undergraduate students; undergraduate faculty networks to unify educators across the state; and customized professional development programs for K-12 teachers and outreach to high school students that connect your science and your career opportunities with these audiences. 

NCABR also has a proven track record in assisting K-12 STEM education grant seekers, providing support for the development and dissemination of grant-developed STEM resources. NCABR’s support includes curriculum development, dissemination of printed and online materials, development-stage focus groups and product dissemination workshops. Grant awardees can tap into NCABR’s extensive reach to K-12 teachers and students in North Carolina and throughout the nation. NIH, NSF and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund are among the funding sources for successful grant requests. 

NCABR welcomes the opportunity to discuss a customized partnership with you. To learn more, contact Suzanne Wilkison at swilkison@ncabr.org or call 919-785-1304. 

Some examples of past and current partnerships include: 

• STaRS – For nearly a decade, NCABR provided promotional and program management support for the Science, Teachers and Research Summer (STaRS) Experience – a professional development program designed and conducted by NIEHS for middle and high school science teachers and community college instructors. Through the program, educators learned about basic research in the environmental and biomedical sciences and how to transfer knowledge received from this program into classroom applications and how to better support students. 
• Operation Outbreak– NCABR and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard will run a year-long program in North Carolina to raise middle and high school teacher and student awareness of the Operation Outbreak simulation and vaccine education tools. This partnership will include a series of teacher training workshops throughout the state with a focus on Operation Outbreak at the 2026 Bridging the Gap STEM education conference. 
• Curriculum Development– NCABR has worked with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction and bioscience partners for three decades to provide cutting edge science and information about bioscience careers to North Carolina classrooms.

Examples of NCABR’s curriculum products include:

1. 1. Rx for Science Literacy: The What, Where, How and Why of Health Science Research – A K-12 resource appropriate for science educators, teachers seeking cross-disciplinary content, and high school Career and Technical Education teachers. 
   2. Mapping Your Future: Careers in Biomanufacturing – A curriculum for middle and high school science and Career and Technical Education teachers.
   3. Pathology & Forensic Science – A curriculum for high school science and Career and Technical Education teachers.